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Flip flop? Answered

Hi,

I'm a little rusty in digital electronics, does the attached diagram represent a flip flop? I need a logical circuit that change state (output: from 0 to 1 and vise versa) when triggered (pulse). An I.C. number would be more helpful.

Hi, thanks for the answer, the logical part will be TTL so 5V, the current will not be an issue because this circuit is a part of a bigger one with all the necessary drivers for the actuators. The idea is that I want to activate an actuator when I interrupt a laser beam, then deactivate it by another interruption. It's important that it is activated on the positive edge of the signal, in the drawing shown below -the one with the hand- when I put my hand there the actuator should start (light, solenoid, sound, etc.) and nothing happens when I remove my hand, the actuator will stop when I place my hand there again, and so on.

It's a T-flip-flop (T for toggle). An IC? What technology? TTL, CMOS? For TTL, I don't know an integrated T flipflop, but you can use a JK-flipflop (74xxx76) or D-flipflop (74xxx74) and add the feedback yourself.

So, if the T flip flop input (J & K) comes from a comparator (fed by a sensor signal), the output (Q) will change state on the positive edge of that input? Or should it be fed to the clock? Bare with me please!